We started working on the low fidelity prototype of our HASSE solution– creating a “Space Sprint” event over a weekend where high school students compete against each other in a space related challenge. Full of prototyping their ideas, presenting, as well as lectures and interactive sessions with Astronauts and other industry professionals, this idea allows High Schoolers to get involved with HASSE and pursue their passion for space science. As a team we must test the details of what the exact challenge will be– will they build something physical, draw something, what will the scope be, etc. To start our … Continue reading Build: Team HASSE

Leading up to MSR, our team was still working through Reframe, having faced some setbacks with outreach to Houston high schools. We only received a limited amount of feedback from our surveys, even having reached out to several administrators at over a dozen local high schools. Despite this, we met with our community partner, James, to debrief. With his feedback in mind on ways to help HASSE, we came into MSR with some insights on what has worked in the past and ideas of what we might try in the future. We wanted our MSR presentation to introduce the audience … Continue reading Mid-semester Review: Team HASSE

We found that the HASSE program partners with organizations like NASA and also with universities like Texas A&M, UH, Rice, and other space companies. We learned more about what HASSE currently has in Houston – they offer summer programs and have experts from NASA come as speakers and professor volunteers come in as well. We were able to gain a better understanding of the current state of the HASSE program, which was important because we want to know the existing state of the program before we start asking questions on what specific areas need to be improved. Continue reading Identify: Team HASSE